Old Town Mainz
by Sarah Loft
Title
Old Town Mainz
Artist
Sarah Loft
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Per Wikipedia: Mainz is the capital of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany. It was the capital of the Electorate of Mainz at the time of the Holy Roman Empire. In antiquity Mainz was a Roman fort city which commanded the west bank of the Rhine and formed part of the northernmost frontier of the Roman Empire; it was founded as a military post by the Romans in the late 1st century BC and became the provincial capital of Germania Superior. The city is located on the river Rhine at its confluence with the Main opposite Wiesbaden, in the western part of the Frankfurt Rhine-Main; in the modern age, Frankfurt shares much of its regional importance.
The city is famous as the home of the invention of the movable-type printing press, as the first books printed using movable type were manufactured in Mainz by Gutenberg in the early 1450s. Until the twentieth century, Mainz was usually referred to in English as Mayence.
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Featured in the No Place Like Home group, April 2019.
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May 4th, 2017
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Comments (19)
Jenny Revitz Soper
BRAVO! Your remarkable artwork has earned a FEATURE on the homepage of the FAA Artist Group No Place Like Home, 4/17/2019! You may also post it in the Group's Features discussion thread and any other thread that fits!
Heidi Fickinger
I love the DOF in which you illustrate all the different angles of the elements of the buildings. Wonderfully done.
Rachel Morrison
So much fun! Reminds me of a group huddle discussion! Love seeing the facades comparisons. Very cool.
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